English Word/Phrase Polish Word/Phrase Pronunciation (approx) COURTESY Please Proszę Proshe Thank you Dziękuję Dschenkuye Excuse me Przepraszam Psheprasham Sorry (same as above) (same as above) GREETINGS Good morning Dzień dobry Dschen dobree Good evening Dobry wieczór Dobree vecher Good night Dobranoc Dobranots Good-bye Do widzenia Doh vitsenya ASKING for HELP Excuse me Przepraszam Psheprasham Do you speak English? Czy mówisz po angielsku? Tshi moovish po angyelskoo? Could you help me? Czy możesz mi pomóc? Tshi mozhesh me pomoots? Yes Tak Tak No Nie Nye I'm sorry Przepraszam Psheprasham I do not speak Polish Nie mówię po polsku Nye moovye po polskoo I do not understand Nie rozumiem Nye rozoomyem Repeat, please Proszę, powtórz Proshe, povtoosh Please speak more slowly Proszę, mów wolniej Proshe, moov volnyey Where is ... Gdzie jest ... Gdzhie yest ... Draw the way to ... please Którędy do ... Ktoorehndy doh ... PLACES airport lotnisko lotnisko train station dworzec kolejowy dvozhec koleyovy bus stop przystanek autobusowy pshistanek autobusovy post office poczta pochta hotel hotel hotel store/shop sklep sklep city center centrum miasta centrum myasta

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Currency exchange

The currency of Poland is zloty (abbreviation - zl). It's international code is PLN. 1 zloty = 100 groszy (abbreviation - gr). Coins are: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 gr, and 1, 2, 5 zl. There are also 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 banknotes. Foreign currency can be exchanged at the airports, hotel receptions and banks and in many small exchange offices called "kantor" located all around the city centre (these usually offer the best exchange rates).
Here are current average exchange rates from National Bank of Poland.
International credit cards (VISA, Mastercard, Eurocard) are accepted in a majority of hotels, in many shops & restaurants, and can be used in most cash machines ("bankomat").

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Telephone, post offices and other services

Public telephones require special magnetic cards. Magnetic cards may be purchased at the post offices, kiosks, hotels. Post offices are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The post office facing the central train station is open all night.
Taxi service:

taxi	phone
Barbakan	9661
MEGA	9625
Radiotaxi 919	919